ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL

Regular School · ALBANY, NY

ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL is a regular school school in ALBANY, New York, serving grades PK–05 with 283 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

283

Teachers (FTE)

17.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	122	43%
Hispanic/Latino	59	21%
Asian	55	19%
Two or more races	27	10%
White	18	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	283	146M / 136F

English Language Learners: 56 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	55.2%	77
Science Proficiency	40-59%	—	27

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-1.01 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

166

58.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	283	100%

Contact & Location

676 CLINTON AVE

ALBANY, NY 12206

Phone: (518)475-6700

http://www.albanyschools.org/schools/roots

District

ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $39,061

District enrollment: 7,965

Other Schools in District

ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES Elementary
ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Elementary
EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL Elementary
NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 12206) → CensusDepth.com
New York population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New York teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

360246005592

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD